Immigration Fundamentals A Guide to Law and Practice (November 2014 Edition)

Offering in-depth coverage of bedrock immigration legislation, the latest federal standards, and pivotal court decisions, PLI’s Immigration Fundamentals: A Guide to Law and Practice gives you the legal and procedural knowledge to work more efficiently and effectively with employers, aliens, nonimmigrants, refugees, naturalized citizens, and government officials.

Enhanced by advisory ”Practice Commentaries” and ready-to-use IRS forms, Immigration Fundamentals shows you how to follow all status-change procedures for employment-based immigration, family-sponsored immigration, and diversity immigration; satisfy important legal tests, such as proving ”business necessity” when hiring aliens or ”qualifying relationships” in family-sponsored immigration cases; and protect clients’ rights, whether helping aliens fight unjust removal, nonimmigrants pursue lawful entry, or employers obtain judicial review for adverse decisions. 

Immigration Fundamentals also shows you how to qualify clients for relief, including legal exemptions and waivers that open immigration doors and reduce procedural headaches. And it shows how to help employers avoid legal missteps and mitigate the damage when violations are committed, by documenting good-faith compliance efforts.

Updated annually or as needed, Immigration Fundamentals is essential reading for immigration attorneys and a vital reference for any attorney and government official involved in immigration issues.

 

Founded in 1933, Practising Law Institute is the nation’s foremost provider of continuing legal education. PLI is a leading publisher of authoritative legal references and other information resources and offers more than 300 live and electronic programs nationally.

 

About the Authors

Austin T. Fragomen Jr. is a Managing Partner at Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy LLP in New York City. Steven C. Bell (deceased) was a New York-based attorney and senior writer and editor of Immigration Law Report.